Vol. 16, No. 23, December 13, 2002

General News

  • FHWA Releases Guidelines for Regional Transportation Operations Cooperation
  • New Lane-Assist Technology Tested for Twin Cities Bus-Only Shoulders Program
  • Beta-Testers Invited for New Traffic Analysis Tool
  • Under New Law, Electric Bicycles No Longer Classified as Motor Vehicles
  • Skycar Developer To Help Define Requirements For "Highways in the Sky"
  • Seattle Develops Guidelines for New Bike Facilities at Transit Stations
  • At Issue: City's Liability for Maintaining Crosswalk in Dangerous Condition

Intelligence

  • New Life Cycle Cost Analysis Software Available
  • CTA Latest Transit Agency To Install Smart Card System
  • Parking/Transit Discounts Offered to Downtown Salt Lake City Customers
  • Uncontrolled Crossings Present Significant Danger to Elderly Pedestrians
  • Japan and Philippines Move Toward Sex-Separate Transit
  • UC Davis Receives First Market-Ready Fuel Cell Vehicle in U.S.
  • U.S. Forest Service Develops Toolkit Addressing Wildlife, Highway Concerns
  • BART Adopts New Policy To Guide System Expansion to Areas of Higher Density

Survey

Traffic Engineering Issues:
  • Number of traffic engineers devoted to traffic signals
  • Number of engineering technicians devoted to traffic signals
  • Whether need for traffic signal engineers has increased or decreased
  • Supplementation of overhead signals with side/pole mounted signals
  • Application of Warrant 3 (peak hour) as stated in 2000 MUTCD
  • Type of late-night traffic signal operations applied at signalized intersections
  • Use of audible pedestrian signals for blind pedestrians at signalized intersections

RFPs

  • Traffic Calming Consultant Services
  • Management Services Consultant Services
  • On-Call Consulting for ITS and Traffic Engineering
  • Financial/Maintenance Management System
  • Operations Technology Assessment
  • Transportation Planning Consultant
  • GRTC Transit System Government Liaison
  • Transit Automated Fare Collection System
  • Unified Signage System
  • ITS Consulting
  • Citizens' Survey

Report Synopses

  • The Education of Transportation Planning Professionals
  • Investigation of an ITS Framework for Congestion Pricing
  • Managing Commuters' Behavior: A New Role for Companies
  • Florida's Intelligent Transportation Systems Integration Guidebook

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